Chapter 29, this has been a journey and I am glad for all those that jave been here since the begining, for those that only recently picked up the story. I am now approaching 16k veiws on this story. I know my chapters aren't the longest or the most refined. But I think I'll start taking longer to write the chapters for them to be 3-4 thousand words, let me know if you'd like that, either by pming me, or just leaving a reveiw. I know you deserve my best from this story, and I will deliver just that, well at least to the best of my abilty.

The day went by uneventfully until Manual stopped us, "Huntress, Tenya, I know you only chose my Hero company so that you could hunt down the Hero Killer."

"That obvious?" I asked.

"The relatives of the two most recent victims coming to the city that they were attacked in? You need to work on your subtlety." He sighed.

"Ruby, seriously?" Pyrrha shook her head, "Out of everyone out there, you are the one to go after a killer."

"We can't let him get away what he did to..." Tenya started.

"And what would you do? Your interns, your not actually allowed to actively to search for villains, and we pros aren't allowed to make arrests. If break you the rules you'll never be allowed to get your Hero licences." He scolded us. "But I understand why, but you can't just go looking for revenge."

Chapter 29: The Hero Killer, a Grimm Stain upon this city

I walked slowly through the city the sun starting to set, Manual's words ringing through my head, 'I can't just do nothing.' I gritted my teeth as I thought of what had happened to my mother.

That's when a explosion went off deeper in the city, the flames reaching above the buildings, and screams cut through the air.

"What?" Let's go you three!" Manual yelled while running ahead. As we followed him I noticed that Iida turned down a ally. "Someone is hurt! I'll catch up!" He yelled.

"Okay, just don't take to long!" Manual yelled back to the Class Rep.

As we got closer I heard more and more screams, and then I heard it, the howl. I looked at the pseudo Maiden. "Please tell me I'm wrong." I begged.

"It's Grimm." I nodded and grabbed her and Manual and burst through the streets at break neck speeds.

"The two of you focus on the evacuation." He ordered.

"That won't be possible. That howl, it was a Grimm, we need to exterminate it before even thinking of getting anyone out." Pyrrha said.

"Grim?" he asked. bat we had arrived and the city center was in chaos, Nomu's and Grimm, Beowulfs, Nevermores and a small Goliath rampaged across the city.

"That is a Grimm, Creatures of darkness and destruction." I said while reaching for my weapon. I swung it around and blasted a Beowulf's head off. "Don't show mercy!" I jumped in and began slashing away.

"Hey wait! Maybe we can contain them!"

"If their in a city, then there is no containing them, the are attracted to negative emotions Manual. This is the only option to quell their attack." Pyrrha slashed through a Beowulf as a Nevermore landed with a screech.

As I dodged another attack Manual washed away a small pack of them in a wave of water. "There's to many!" I yelled. "I have to do it!" I pulled on the ancient power as I dogpiled by the monsters, their bodies crumbling to a fine gray dust. I looked up to the sky, the Aerial heroes were struggling with the Nevermore.

"I got it!" Pyrrha yelled as she transformed her sword into spear and launched with a resounding gunshot, the weapon passing clean through the beast's head. the body dissipated before it hit the ground. Her weapon soon returned back to her.

We repeatedly shoot down and lanced the demon birds until the sky was clear, all there was left was the Goliath and the Nomus which were still causing mayhem. My Phone went off. When I pulled it out it was just a location in Hosu from Izuku. Wait, that's near where Iida split off from us. "I think Tenya is in danger! I'll go help him!"

"Get going, you did more then enough here! WE GOT IT FROM HERE!" Manual yelled back as he washed away a large black Nomu.

As I watched Ruby speed off I looked at the Goliath, "I have a idea, Manual, get every one away from the beast!" He nodded as he got he other Heroes to back off, I took a few breaths as I focused on the small flame in me, feeding it with the power from my aura, it grew exponentially, my eyes grew warm from the wings of fire. I raised my hand and Phoenix of golden fire formed on my arm. It pecked my hair before taking to the air and attacked the beast, it's flaming claws tearing into the dark flesh.

As the great corpse fell I collapsed from the strain of harnessing the Maiden's power, the wild fire returning to a size of a candle flame in my heart. I coughed up blood as the power receded. as the world faded I watched as a wall of flames washed over the Nomu, a burning sensation in my sternum only grew. 'I don't have long Ruby. I'm sorry.' I closed my eyes as I looked at the Nomu getting destroyed on by one by a massive man wreathed in flames.

I rocketed down the back alley, the trash being blown in all sorts directions from the back draft. I rounded a corner and I spotted Izuku on the ground along with Iida, they were both bleeding from cuts, Todoroki stood between them and... "Another one... Shame... do you all wish to die."

"Run kids, All he wants is me and the kid in the armor!" A pro hero in native American clothes was slumped on the wall.

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD!" I activated my mothers crossbows and a twin wrist swords of ice formed. I swung them at the Hero Killer., the ice shattering against the steel blade. "I'LL SEND YOU TO HELL! TELL THE DEVIL I SAID HI!" I spun mid air and landed a kick on the side of his head smashing him into the wall. I landed on my feet and swung my fist into his face, but he caught my fist and swung at me, his blade passed clean through my gut, but it didn't cut. My midsection reformed from the spray of petals. I let out a wordless howl as I brought my other fist around and formed a flaming gauntlet over the thorns, my strike hit him in the ribs and I felt something break in him as he was sent sprawling in the filth. The gauntlet shrunk into a bolt that I fired at the injured villain, he deflected it with a knife..

"Your White Huntress' daughter aren't you? So you're also here for revenge?" He growled as he held his side.

"I'm here to put an end to your crimes, my own interests are second to those I serve to protect, but yes I would be lying if I said killing you wouldn't bring a smile to my face." I snarled.

"Then you aren't worthy of being a Hero."

And this chapter is done.